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propensenesse

propensenesse noun: inclination; propensity; tendency.

Noun

propensenesse (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Inclination; propensity; tendency.
    • There is a propensnesse to diseases in the body.1624, John Donne, Devotions, section 22.573
  2. (obsolete) Intention; premeditation.
    • They must needs look upon the King of England, as the spring & source, of all that calamity they feel, or feare, and perceive his propensnesse, to ruine them.1672, R. McWard, English Balance, section 53

Origin of propensenesse

From propense + -nesse.

Questions about propensenesse

What does propensenesse mean?
Propensenesse means inclination; propensity; tendency.
What part of speech is propensenesse?
Propensenesse is a noun.

Words near propensenesse in the dictionary

  1. propenoyl
  2. propense
  3. propensed
  4. propensely
  5. propenseness
  6. propensenesse
  7. propension
  8. propensions
  9. propensities
  10. propensitude
  11. propensitudes

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